It is official, this is a TeaParty weekend on TeaDay. It is BYOT, but be prepared to share with everyone else what is in you cup. Come one, come all, come often and share your cup. If you come in late, reflect back for us.

Remember, Tea is best when you tell everyone else what you are drinking, and find out what everyone else is sipping, drinking, and chugging.

The TeaParty started yesterday and just about everyone came (except you know who you are). Remember newbies to the forum or to tea, all are welcome to this party.

Thanx to Pentox for our TeaPoll suggestion...this will be an interesing one. Remember to PM TeaPoll suggestions to me. Thanx.

Today's TeaPoll and source of discussion. Your favorite brewing device. Please bare with me, because I cannot come close to listing them all. So vote and then as you share your cup with us, also share what your fav brewing vessel is and something about it.

I love the IngenuiTEA myself, because it is so easy to use and you have almost no cleanup. However you cant realy preheat it since its plastic, so its hard to get the right temperature for more sensitive teas.

I bought this Tokoname Kyusu for brewing sencha from a japanese vendor, I got a great price on it It should arive soon... cant wait!

I started the day with Yunnan golden tips (my favourite for the early morning) and I have just had Kaburagien Hand-rubbed Sencha. I still don't know what I will drink for the rest of the day: Japanese green for sure, but the day is still long for other teas as well.

Concerning the poll, it was hard to point one particular brewing device.
I choose kyusu, but I could also have chosen hohin which I use for gyokuro and sometimes for sencha.

I don't own this one as I prefer teapots without drawings, but I haven't any picture of my hohins.

[Edited by Chip: Hohin has been added next to kyusu since they are sisters]

I chose simple ceramic pot since it's what I use just about everyday. I used to own an old Brown Betty that I loved but a can or something fell out of the kitchen cupboard one day and (of course) fell just perfectly to break off the spout.

My favorite tea pot, though, is this Yixing set I picked up a few years ago. It's great but I don't use it everyday...

I also use a different Yixing pot just for Lapsang tea since I didn't want the smoky flavor to mess up any other pot.

If I had the room to store them, and quit my other hobbies, I think tea pot collecting would be kind of fun...

I've got a Bodum teapress. I guess that qualifies as a "modern device"? I think it's nifty, but I've got nothing to compare it to.

I'd like to get something a bit smaller so I can brew one or two cups at a time, but I think I've got a lot of research ahead of me. I have no idea what half of the poll responses even mean! Plus, I've just ordered a utiliTEA, which is definitely my teaware budget for the month. I just hope my stovetop kettle will forgive me.

Morning tea was rosamonte tossed in a teabag into a thermos. Surprisingly, it didn't turn out too bad. I may have to start doing that for class.

Now I'm drinking some rougui from Jing which was opened almost two years ago. I basically just wanted to try my new stainless steel basket infuser, and just found this which is just crumbs at the bottom of the bag. Actually turned out really good. Smooth mouthfeel, diminished charcoal, and very strong aftertaste.